Corporate : 5 things you didn't know about KFC

1. The handwritten recipe for the exact name and amount of each spice used in the secret recipe is locked in a vault at the chain’s corporate location in Louisville, Kentucky.
2. KFC is currently owned by YUM! Brands.
3. KFC changed its name from Kentucky Fried Chicken because the U.S. government banned them from using the word ‘chicken’ (as the chain was using mutant chickens).
4. Harland David Sanders, the founder of KFC enrolled in the army by lying about his age (he was 13).
5. The Original Fried Chicken Was Done in a Pressure Cooker.

Corporate : 5 things you didn't know about McDonald's

1. McDonald's is the largest distributor of toys in the world.
2. It hires around 1 million workers in US every year.
3. McDonald’s is the world’s largest restaurant chain with more than 34,000 restaurants worldwide.
4. Sharon Stone,Shania Twain, Jay Leno, Rachel McAdams and Pink have worked at McDonald's
5. It sells more than 75 hamburgers per second.

 

Corporate : 5 things you didn't know about eBay

1. Founded in September of 1995, eBay is a global online marketplace where practically anyone can trade practically anything.
2. eBay has a global presence in 39 markets, including the U.S.
3. Marketplaces have over 128 million active users worldwide.
4. eBay users worldwide trade $2,767 worth of goods on the site every second.
5. Marketplaces net revenues totaled $2.2 billion in Q4 2013.

Random : 5 things you didn't know about Instagram

1. 12. Stanford grads Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger founded Instagram in 2010.
2. Facebook purchased Instagram for $1 billion in 2011.
3. No filter is the most popular filter.
4. Justin Bieber is the most followed person.
5. As of 2014, 16 billion photos have been uploaded.

Random : 5 things you didn't know about emeralds

1. Most aquamarine is heated to get rid of the natural sea foam green color to produce the blue aquamarine.
2. Emeralds are harder than quartz, tourmaline, and tanzanite but, are not as hard as rubies, sapphires, or diamonds.
3. Poor quality gemstones, including poor quality emeralds, can be brittle because they have too many inclusions or cracks running through the gemstone.
4. Clarity enhancements are used to minimize the appearance of inclusions in emeralds.
5. Emeralds do not “dry out” nor do they need to be re-oiled every few years.
   

Sports : 5 things you didn't know about Foosball

1. Foosball is also known as Table Soccer.
2. The headquarters for the International Table Soccer Federation is in Nantes, France.
3. Foosball tournaments have been running as early as the 1950’s.
4. Professionals can compete for up to $100,000 in international tournaments that can last up to a week.
5. French-style players often call foosball “baby-foot”.

Random : 5 things you didn't know about your fingernails

1. Fingernails grow about 3.5mm per month.
2. Nails and hair are made of the same material - keratin.
3. Men's nails grow faster than women's nails.
4. Nails distinguish humans from primates.
5. Nail biting is called onychophagia.

Entertainment : 5 things you didn't know about Caslte

1. Nathan Fillion (Castle) read the script with 125 actresses to find the perfect Beckett.
2. Seamus Dever's (Kevin Ryan) wife (Juliana Dever) in real life plays the role of his wife on the show too.
3. There is an actual book called 'Heat Wave' written by Richard Castle and was released as a part of promotions.
4. Unlike most TV shows, the cast hangs out even when they are not filming.
5. Many of the actors who appear on "Castle" once appeared on Joss Whedon's shows "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" and the short-lived "Firefly".

History : 5 things you didn't know about pyramids of Giza

1. The pyramid is estimated to have around 2,300,000 stone blocks that weigh from 2 to 30 tons each and there are even some blocks that weigh over 50 tons.
2. The interior temperature is constant and equals the average temperature of the earth, 20 Degrees Celsius.
3. The four faces of the pyramid are slightly concave, the only pyramid to have been built this way.
4. The curvature designed into the faces of the pyramid exactly matches the radius of the earth.  
5. The cornerstone foundations of the pyramid have ball and socket construction capable of dealing with heat expansion and earthquakes.

Random : 5 most haunted places in the world

1. The Beechworth Lunatic Asylum, Australia : It served as a mental hospital from 1867 until 1995. At its highest capacity, 1,200 patients lived there. About 9,000 patients died in its 130-year history, and there’s little doubt those souls are haunting it this very day.
   
2. The Princess Theatre, Australia : It is haunted by a ghost named Frederici. According to lore, Frederick Baker, or “Frederici,” was an Italian baritone singer who died on stage in 1888.
   
3. The Bhanghar Fort, India : The fort was cursed by a wizard who tried to woo the princess.The ghosts of those killed in an invasion continue to haunt the fort. The Archaeological Survey of India, which manages the site, forbids anyone from staying at the fort after dark.
   
   
   
4. Manila Film Center, Philippines : At 3 a.m. on Nov. 17, 1981, scaffolding at the site collapsed burying about 169 workers in quick-drying cement. No rescue teams were allowed at the site for nine hours. Reports differ on just how many workers were killed, but it’s possible that several bodies remain entombed in the structure. 
   
   
   
5. Raynham Hall, United Kingdom : The Brown Lady is thought to be the ghost of Lady Dorothy Walpole (1686-1726). The sister of Robert Walpole (the first prime minister of Great Britain), she allegedly had an affair with a local lord, Lord Wharton. She was locked in a room in the Raynham Hall until she died of suffocation.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Sports : 5 things you didn't know about Adidas Brazuca

1. The Adidas Brazuca is the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil.
2. The Brazuca ball has six polyurethane panels that are bonded to keep the ball the same weight and roundness in even the thickest of rain.
3. The name of the ball was revealed on Sunday 2 September 2012. It was selected by a public vote with over one million Brazilian football fans voting.
4. Brazuca describes national pride in the Brazilian way of life.
5. The never-before-seen panel shape revolutionizes the game by producing faster flight speed and maintaining true roundness.

 

Sports : 5 things you didn't know about T20 Cricket

1. In a normal T20 game, the interval lasts for 15 minutes.
2. In a single innings, each of the bowlers can bowl a maximum of 20 overs. 
3. In each Twenty20 cricket match, one short-pitched ball is allowed per over. 
4. The highest total (260/6) in World T20 was scored by Sri Lanka against Kenya. They won that match by a record 172 runs.
5.  The highest score in T20 is by Chris Gayle in the IPL season 6 (175 runs not out).